From: Steve Gardner (gardner_at_sng.its.monash.edu.au)
Date: Wed Jun 18 2003 - 22:54:04 PDT
On Thu, 19 Jun 2003, Joshua wrote: > --- Chris Huston <cmhuston_at_mts.net> wrote: > Excerpts from the June > 18 broadcast of FRCnn: > > > > After the break, we will speak with the Dept. of Invading Small > > Countries, and we will show our viewers the latest threat to the > > region, the Attacking White Bunnies. Later, we will discuss methods > > used to hide Weapons of Mass Destruction. > > > > STYLE: +1.5 <snip> > ...what this round really needs is a restriction! Even something small > and weak will do, or better yet, a massively destructive restriction. Well, you could interpret the quoted paragraph as imposing requirements on future Rules. Anyway, here goes... ================== begin submission R210:4 =================== ....and we're back with you now on FRCnn, the Most Accurate Source for News about FRC (tm). During the break we've received news that the army of Tregleshontlegong, under the command King Karkulaysimforia, have launched a surprise invasion of Shankfindartenbeeganthrop from the west, taking advantage of the distraction of the Shankfindartenbeeganthrop army in the eastern part of the country, where it has been struggling to curb an insurrection of Attacking White Bunnies <show FILE TAPE>, shown here nibbling savagely on lettuce. With me now I have John Smith from the Department of Invading Small Countries for his perspective on this latest development. John, why has King Karkulaysimforia chosen to invade Shankfindartenbeeganthrop at this time, and so escalate what had appeared to be a minor diplomatic misunderstanding? JOHN SMITH <who bears a striking resemblance to Henry Kissinger>: Vell, Jill, I zink zere are du diztinct lines of zought operating here. Firstly, we zink zat Shankfindartenbeeganzrop may have been betrayed by its ambassador, Gorleoshattyedelsboiks, and zat ze zignal for ze attack may kom from him during ze now infamous game of Tiddlywinks. Ze video footage clearly shows ze ambassador, playing mit de red vinks, squopping ze blue vink of his own partner, and zen laying hiz sqvidge face down before ze King. Zis could not have been accidental. Zecondly, we believe zat Karkulaysimforia has developed a fearsome nu veapon: ze PINEAPPLE BOMB, vich can kover a ten foot radius mit pineapple compote. JILL: Thanks for that penetrating analysis, John, and may I say what a charmingly absurd accent you have. After the break, the rest of this Round: all future Rules to consist entirely of sentences containing as many words as the Rule number of the Round! -- Steve Gardner | School of Computer Science | I've only just realized and Software Engineering | how self-conscious I am. gardner_at_sng.its.monash.edu.au |
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.5 : Thu Nov 24 2011 - 10:48 PST